Simplified method to print inherited pages in a page printer

1. A method for producing a combined page having all of the composition of a page plus all of the composition of a second page, the method comprising: (a) logically dividing the first page into bands; (b) rasterizing each band of the first page; (c) saving the rasterized bands of the first page to solitary band stores; (d) logically dividing the second page into bands, each band corresponding to one of the solitary band stores; (e) rasterizing each band of the second page; (f) combining each rasterized band of the second page with the corresponding solitary band store to produce combined band stores; and, (g) joining each combined band store to produce the combined page.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein rasterizing each band of the first page includes: (a) determining whether each band is rasterized; and, (b) rasterizing each band which is not rasterized.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein saving the rasterized bands to solitary band stores includes: (a) allocating a band structure; (b) copying a band description from the first page to the band structure; (c) allocating a band buffer; (d) attaching the band buffer to the band structure to create a band store; and, (e) saving the rasterized band to the band store.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein combining each rasterized band of the second page with the corresponding solitary band store includes: (a) attaching the corresponding band store to each band of the second page; and, (b) rendering each object of each band of the second page into the band store.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein joining each combined band store includes printing each band store.

6. The method of claim 1 further including before (a): (a) allocating a page structure; and, (b) saving the first page to the page structure.

7. The method of claim 1 further including between (c) and (d) printing the first page.